The ASSAM RIFLES ACT, 2006

PRELIMINARY

Section 1 — Short title and commencement.

(1) This Act may be called the Assam Rifles Act, 2006.

(2) It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.

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  1. 1.Short title and commencement.
  2. 2.Definitions.
  3. 3.Persons subject to this Act.
  4. 4.Constitution of Force.
  5. 5.Control, direction, etc.
  6. 6.Enrolment.
  7. 7.Liability for service outside India.
  8. 8.Resignation and withdrawal from the post.
  9. 9.Tenure of service under the Act.
  10. 10.Termination of service by Central Government.
  11. 11.Dismissal, removal or reduction by Director-General and by other officers.
  12. 12.Certificate of termination of service.
  13. 13.Restrictions on right to form association, freedom of speech, etc.
  14. 14.Authorised deduction only to be made from pay.
  15. 15.Remedy of aggrieved persons other than officers.
  16. 16.Remedy of aggrieved officers.
  17. 17.Immunity from attachment.
  18. 18.Immunity from arrest for debt.
  19. 19.Immunity of persons attending Assam Rifles Court from arrest.
  20. 20.Saving of rights and privileges under other laws.
  21. 21.Offences in relation to the enemy and punishable with death.
  22. 22.Offences in relation to the enemy and not punishable with death.
  23. 23.Offences punishable more severely on active duty than at other times.
  24. 24.Mutiny.
  25. 25.Desertion and aiding desertion.
  26. 26.Absence without leave.
  27. 27.Striking or threatening superior officers.
  28. 28.Disobedience to superior officer.
  29. 29.Insubordination and obstruction.
  30. 30.Fraudulent enrolment.
  31. 31.False answers on enrolment.
  32. 32.Unbecoming conduct.
  33. 33.Certain forms of disgraceful conduct.
  34. 34.Ill-treating a subordinate.
  35. 35.Intoxication.
  36. 36.Permitting escape of person in custody.
  37. 37.Irregularity in connection with arrest or confinement.
  38. 38.Escape from custody.
  39. 39.Offences in respect of property.
  40. 40.Extortion and corruption.
  41. 41.Making away with equipment.
  42. 42.Injury to property.
  43. 43.False accusations.
  44. 44.Falsifying official document and false declarations.
  45. 45.Signing in blank and failure to report.
  46. 46.Offences relating to Assam Rifles Court.
  47. 47.False evidence.
  48. 48.Unlawful detention of pay.
  49. 49.Violation of good order and discipline.
  50. 50.Miscellaneous offences.
  51. 51.Attempt.
  52. 52.Abetment of offences that have been committed.
  53. 53.Abetment of offences punishable with death and not committed.
  54. 54.Abetment of offences punishable with imprisonment and not committed.
  55. 55.Civil offences.
  56. 56.Civil offences not triable by an Assam Rifles Court.
  57. 57.Punishment awardable by Assam Rifles Courts.
  58. 58.Alternative punishments awardable by Assam Rifles Courts.
  59. 59.Combination of punishments.
  60. 60.Retention in the Force of a person convicted on active duty.
  61. 61.Punishments otherwise than by Assam Rifles Courts.
  62. 62.Minor punishments.
  63. 63.Limit of punishments under section 62.
  64. 64.Punishment of officers below the rank of Deputy Commandant, subordinate officers and Warrant Officer by Deputy Inspectors-General and others.
  65. 65.Punishment of officers below the rank of a Commandant, subordinate officers and Warrant Officer by the Inspectors-General and others.
  66. 66.Punishment or subordinate officers and Warrant Officer by Commandant, etc.
  67. 67.Collective fines.
  68. 68.Deductions from pay and allowances of officers.
  69. 69.Deductions from pay and allowances of persons other than officers.
  70. 70.Computation of time of absence or custody.
  71. 71.Pay and allowances during trial.
  72. 72.Limit of certain deductions.
  73. 73.Deduction from public money due to a person.
  74. 74.Pay and allowances of prisoner of war during inquiry into his conduct.
  75. 75.Remission of deductions.
  76. 76.Provision for dependants of prisoner of war from remitted deductions.
  77. 77.Provision for dependants of prisoner of war from his pay and allowances.
  78. 78.Period during which a person is deemed to be a prisoner of war.
  79. 79.Custody of offenders.
  80. 80.Duty of Commandant in regard to detention.
  81. 81.Interval between committal and trial.
  82. 82.Arrest by civil authorities.
  83. 83.Capture of deserters.
  84. 84.Inquiry into absence without leave.
  85. 85.Force Police Officers.
  86. 86.Kinds of Assam Rifles Courts.
  87. 87.Power to convene a General Assam Rifles Court.
  88. 88.Power to convene a Petty Assam Rifles Court.
  89. 89.Contents of warrants issued under sections 87 and 88.
  90. 90.Composition of General Assam Rifles Court.
  91. 91.Composition of a Petty Assam Rifles Court.
  92. 92.Summary Assam Rifles Court.
  93. 93.Dissolution of an Assam Rifles Court.
  94. 94.Power of General Assam Rifles Court.
  95. 95.Power of a Petty Assam Rifles Court.
  96. 96.Power of a Summary Assam Rifles Court.
  97. 97.Prohibition of second trial.
  98. 98.Period of limitation for trial.
  99. 99.Trial, etc., of offender who ceases to be subject to this Act.
  100. 100.Application of this Act during term of sentence.
  101. 101.Place of trial.
  102. 102.Choice between criminal court and Assam Rifles Court.
  103. 103.Power of criminal court to require delivery of offender.
  104. 104.Presiding officer.
  105. 105.Law Officer.
  106. 106.Challenges.
  107. 107.Oath of member, Law Officer and witness.
  108. 108.Voting by members.
  109. 109.General rule as to evidence.
  110. 110.Judicial notice.
  111. 111.Summoning of witness.
  112. 112.Documents exempted from production.
  113. 113.Commission for examination of witness.
  114. 114.Examination of witness on commission.
  115. 115.Conviction of offences not charged.
  116. 116.Presumption as to signatures.
  117. 117.Enrolment paper.
  118. 118.Presumption as to certain documents.
  119. 119.Reference by accused to Government officer.
  120. 120.Evidence of previous convictions and general character.
  121. 121.Lunacy of accused.
  122. 122.Subsequent fitness of lunatic accused for trial.
  123. 123.Transmission to Central Government of orders under section 122.
  124. 124.Release of lunatic accused.
  125. 125.Delivery of lunatic accused to relatives.
  126. 126.Order for custody and disposal of property pending trial.
  127. 127.Order of disposal of property regarding which offences is committed.
  128. 128.Powers of Assam Rifles Court in relation to proceedings under this Act.
  129. 129.Finding and sentence not valid unless confirmed.
  130. 130.Power to confirm finding and sentence of General Assam Rifles Court.
  131. 131.Power to confirm finding and sentence of Petty Assam Rifles Court.
  132. 132.Limitation of powers of confirming authority.
  133. 133.Power of confirming authority to mitigate, remit or commute sentences.
  134. 134.Confirming of findings and sentences on board a ship.
  135. 135.Revision of finding or sentence.
  136. 136.Finding and sentence of a Summary Assam Rifles Court.
  137. 137.Transmission of proceedings of Summary Assam Rifles Court.
  138. 138.Alteration of finding or sentence in certain cases.
  139. 139.Remedy against order, finding or sentence of Assam Rifles Court.
  140. 140.Annulment of proceedings.
  141. 141.Form of sentence of death.
  142. 142.Commencement of sentence of imprisonment.
  143. 143.Execution of sentence of imprisonment.
  144. 144.Temporary custody of offender.
  145. 145.Execution of sentence of imprisonment in special cases.
  146. 146.Conveyance of prisoner form place to place.
  147. 147.Communication of certain orders to prison officers.
  148. 148.Execution of sentence of fine.
  149. 149.Informality or error in order or warrant.
  150. 150.Pardon and remission.
  151. 151.Cancellation of conditional pardon, release on parole or remission.
  152. 152.Suspension of sentence of imprisonment.
  153. 153.Orders pending suspension.
  154. 154.Release on suspension.
  155. 155.Computation of period of suspension.
  156. 156.Order after suspension.
  157. 157.Reconsideration of case after suspension.
  158. 158.Fresh sentence after suspension.
  159. 159.Scope of power of suspension.
  160. 160.Effect of suspension and remission on dismissal.
  161. 161.Disposal of property of the members of the Force.
  162. 162.Powers and duties conferrable and imposable on members of the Force.
  163. 163.Protection for acts of members of the Force.
  164. 164.Power of Central Government to remove difficulties.
  165. 165.Power to make rules.
  166. 166.Power to make regulations.
  167. 167.Rules and regulations to be laid before Parliament.
  168. 168.Repeal and savings.